Chapter 74 Night Terror(1/2)
Forty-eight vegetarian dishes are coming one by one, where can I place the Eight Immortals Table?
The three of them had the effect of a running mat.
Huo Bao's appetite was placed here, water was in, Xue Xiao and the other two were young and strong, and they had a lot of appetite.
The vegetarian dishes here are exquisitely served, and the amount of dishes is not enough, and a few chopsticks can be picked up.
It is worthy of being praised by Xue Xiao. The ingredients are cabbage, tofu, and mushrooms. They can be fryed, fried, cooked and fried, and the taste is full.
There is a braised vegetarian palm, which looks similar to the one on the "Eight Treasures" a few days ago, and it is almost real.
The welcome guest thought that the three of them were at the front station and there were other guests, but they didn't expect that there were only three people.
Before, they were muttering that the three of them were making money and were wasting their food, but they didn't expect that the dishes were placed on them and the ones that were removed were the CDs.
Even Dr. Tea felt strange and stood beside him and widened his eyes.
More than 40 dishes, one by one, is a long time to go up.
The yamen runner across the street waited for half an hour, but the guests were not coming out, so he came over to check it out impatiently.
Huo Bao and others had eaten more than thirty plates, and the remaining dozen plates were all on the table.
The yamen runner looked around and saw no other guests. There were three people on the chairs. He said in surprise: "Did you come from Huainan again? How many days have you not eaten?"
However, seeing Xue Xiao wearing brocade, the yamen runner's attitude was much more relaxed, and he said to the welcome guest: "But let me explain it to the guest? We are ordered to collect taxes. If we miss the collection, we have to take responsibility. We can't make things difficult for us!"
Ying Gun looked at Xue Xiao with helplessness on his face.
Xue Xiao was annoyed, but he also knew that "a strong dragon does not suppress the local snake", and said, "How much do you collect?"
"Two coins per table! The young masters... are counted as one table or a few tables, which is a bit hard to say." The yamen runner twisted his fingers and said.
Xue Xiao naturally understood, touched two silver beans and handed them over.
Two cents for one silver bean, which is four cents.
The yamen runner took the silver beans, bit them in his mouth, then stuffed them into his arms, holding the remaining silver beans, and smiled and said, "All silver coins are enough, taxes are cleared!" After that, he swayed out.
Xue Xiao snorted and asked someone to make a statement.
A pot of tea, forty-nine dishes, totaling four or three cents.
The three of them left the Lotus House, and it was already dusk.
All the shops that were opened before were closed.
There are few pedestrians on the road, only beggars in groups of three or three on the streets and alleys, with fierce lights in their eyes.
All three of them were careful and paid attention.
There were two beggars far behind, three stopped, those two stopped; three left, those two left.
I had nothing to do until I returned to the foot shop, and I didn’t see a beggar coming up.
"There is no courage!" Xue Xiao turned around and looked at the distance with his head and tail hiding in the distance, with contempt on his face.
Huo Bao and Shui Jin looked at each other, and there was more alertness on his face.
If the beggars were directly worried about the manpower and blocked the three of them on the road, they would not be afraid.
With Huo Bao and Shui Jin, the three of them will not suffer any losses.
This is just decorated, but it has the meaning of planning and action.
The convoy led 160 young and strong people. As long as they inquire clearly, ordinary people will not act rashly.
But if you really want to move, you are not an ordinary person.
"Changning is about the same size as Quyang." Huo Bao walked towards Shui Jin.
Shui Jin was slightly stunned and frowned.
The two counties are similar, and the county soldiers are similar.
Quyang County has one thousand soldiers.
Even if you come halfway, it will be a big trouble.
"Not to it." Mizujin said: "We have to find a reason."
"Food is valuable, mules are valuable, and cars are valuable!" Huo Bao said.
One stone of grain is now one tael and a half silver, and a cart of five stones is seven taels; adult horses and mules are fifteen taels of silver, and one carriage is three taels of silver.
This car is twenty-five taels and half, and the twenty grain trucks are all counted, which is more than five hundred taels of silver.
The young and strong man with more than 160 people accompany him, who would believe that these twenty cars are filled with food?
In addition, Xue Xiao was dressed and silver beans were driving the way along the way. In addition, the full banquet of Hehua House would think that he was a luxury businessman after hearing this.
"I knew this trouble for a long time, so I shouldn't have entered the city!" Shui Jin's head broke out in cold sweat.
If you are not afraid during the day, you will be a little bit unborn at night and the city gate is closed. If there is a stir, you may be "closed and beaten up" by someone.
Huo Bao thought for a while and said, "The local magistrate is a clean official. Even if he is arrogant, he will take it into consideration. He is mostly acting in the second half of the night."
Shui Jin heard this and looked towards the city gate.
This shop is inside the city gate, less than a mile away from the city gate. If you wait until dawn to open the city, you will not be afraid of rushing out.
When Xue Xiao heard the two of them talking, he was confused and said, "Why shouldn't you go to the city? What's the first and second night?"
Huo Bao said: "Does Brother Xiao know how many county soldiers in Changning?"
"I don't know, anyone knows it." Xue Xiao called a familiar guy to come over and ask.
"There are 1,000 people in the area, but the local area has always been peaceful, with a large amount of shortage, and the actual staff of 60% to 70%." The mate replied: "There are two hundred households stationed in Maoshan and Baohua Mountain."
Huo Bao, Shui Jin looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
In this way, the maximum number of county soldiers in the county is about 500, and half of them is about 25, which is much stronger than imagined.
"You won't be thinking about Changning, are you?"
Xue Xiao brought in incredible: "This is not Huainan... the county town is not that easy to occupy. Even if you barely occupy it, you can't hold it!"
Huo Bao shook his head and said, "Brother Xue misunderstood. We asked the county soldiers not whether they were thinking about attacking the county town, but for themselves to protect themselves tonight."
"Ah?!" Xue Xiao said disapprovingly: "What should I do when I defend the county soldiers? Shouldn't I think of a way to prevent those beggars? They are all poor and crazy, and I can't really treat us as fat."
Huo Bao directly said to Shui Jin: "Just be on guard, just in case."
Shuijin thought for a while and said, "The mule cart should be installed, so as to avoid being caught off guard."
Huo Bao said: "The archer is at night in front of you, and others can take a nap in their clothes. If the county soldiers really come here, they will probably have to go after the third day."
"You can't sit there and wait for death. No matter whether you are a county soldier or a yamen runner, you will always have a nest, so you should send someone to keep an eye on it." Shui Jin said.
When the two of them said this, they both looked at Xue Xiao.
Xue Xiao’s eyes are not long-term, but in this place where he is unfamiliar, everyone is counting on those ten familiar guys.
"Brother Xiao, please ask two friends who recognize the road to Changning to lead the way and arrange a few people to watch the county army camp and the other end of the county government." Huo Baodao.
"This... is too worrying!" Xue Xiao said disapprovingly: "This road is used to walking on the grain shop, and even this shop has a backend, it's okay."
Huo Bao looked at Xue Xiao and said nothing.
This trip was mainly Huo Bao, and Xue Xiao and Shui Jin were both helping.
Xue Xiao was embarrassed and touched his nose: "Just stare, there is no need to be trouble like this!" He muttered, and called two guys over.
Huo Bao personally selected a few people and went out with the two guys.
There were more than a hundred people left, and ten archers were on duty in front of the night, and the others were temporarily rested after loading the car.
The swords, guns, bows and arrows were hidden under the mule cart before, and now they were all taken out and divided.
Without too many instructions, the soldiers will know how to be alert when the weapon comes.
It was inconvenient to carry Shuijin with a long spear, so Huo Bao gave him an idea, split the two-stage gun bars when they are not in use, and twist them to one place when they are not in use.
Shui Jin twisted the spear and casually held a spear.
Huo Bao took out his purple gold mace and removed the wrapping cloth.
Xue Xiao stood beside him, looking at the two of them, feeling a little uncomfortable.
It would be fine if Huo Bao was really shocked, but if he was really in the water feed, he would seem short-sighted.
If the county soldiers really come...
Xue Xiao couldn't help but look north.
This shop has a back door, and the grain truck is bulky, so it’s just abandoning the car. What should I do to keep it?
Are these two people slandered?
The sound of the clapper came from afar, three times, three times.
The rapid footsteps of "dada" were the sound of the boy soldiers who had gone out to watch the county government before came back.
"Of course, many people came out of the county government and went to the county army camp."
To be continued...